Bye Reels.
Hi People.
Breakfree blocks the feeds that steal your attention and keeps your Instagram DMs open. Stay reachable without falling down the scroll hole.
Instagram, without the trap
Block the feed.
Keep the messages. Stay human.
Most blockers force you into an all-or-nothing choice. Breakfree lets you pick which rooms stay open.
Core
Hard feed blocking
Screen Time API blocks Reels, Stories and Explore at the system level. No tricks. When it is off, it is off.
Messages
DM tunnelling
Instagram is blocked. Your DMs are not. Chat through a clean inbox with no feed to get lost in.
Rhythm
Scheduled focus
Set weekday mornings, evening wind-downs, or full monk mode. Blocks start themselves.
Social
Focus leaderboard
Track hours saved and compete with friends. Peer pressure that actually pulls you off your phone.
Privacy
Stealth mode
Read DMs without sending read receipts. Look now, reply later.
Multiplayer
Consensus sessions
Start a group focus session. Everyone has to agree before social unlocks. Real accountability.
Manifesto
"We realized we were trapped in a paradox: to stay connected, we had to agree to be distracted. To talk to our friends, we had to fight an algorithm designed to steal our attention."
Reviews from real Breakfree users
“this app helped me build discipline (...) honestly it’s everything I ever wished for”
“I got so much time back to watch shows and take care of myself”
“unlike other apps it actually wants you to work with it”
Try it for a week.
You'll notice by day two.
- Reels, Stories and Explore blocked at the system level.
- DMs still come through. Nothing important slips past.
- Core blocker is free. No ads and no feeds.